Price tag holder



May 10, 1960 J. E. DUCKRO PRICE TAG HOLDER Filed Aug. 7, 1957 INVENTORum A TTOE'NE YS PRICE TAG HOLDER Application August 7, 1957, Serial No.676,820

10 Claims. (Cl. 40-10) This invention relates to a price tag holder.

An object of this invention is to provide a price tag holder which iseasily and readily produced, which has a minimum number of parts orelements and which firmly retains a price tag against movement thereofalong the length of the holder.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a price tag holderwhich firmly retains any one or more of a group of price tags even ifthe price tags do not all have the exact same dimensions across theholder. Thus, price tags used with this holder do not have to beaccurately cut.

Other objects and advantages reside in the construction of parts, thecombination thereof, themethod of manufacture, and the mode ofoperation, as will become more apparent from the following description.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a section of a price tag holder madeaccording to this invention with a price tag retained thereby.

Figure 2 is an enlarged end view of the price tag holder of thisinvention attached to a shelf and showing the method of attaching aprice tag to the tag holder of this invention.

Figure 3 is an end view, similar to that of Figure 2,

showing a price tag retained by a price tag holder of this invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary end View of a price tag holder ofthis invention with a price tag retained thereby.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary end view, similar to Figure 4, of aprice tag holder of this invention with a price tag of a difierentdimension retained thereby.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a price tag holder of this inventioncomprises an elongate body provided with a rear surface 12 adapted to bedisposed horizontally along an edge of a shelf 14, as shown inFigures 2and 3. Along the upper portion of the body 10 is a lip 16 adapted toengage the upper surface of the shelf 14 when the rear surface 12 of thebody 10 engages the edge of the shelf 14.

The body 10 is provided with an arcuate or concave surface 18 oppositethe surface 12. The concave surface 18 has a depression 20 thereinintermediate the upper and lower portions of the concave surface 18 andextending along the length of the body 10.

The lower edge of the body 10 is provided with a groove '24 formed by anupwardly extending flange 26.

The upper edge of the body 10 is provided with a bentover flange orU-shaped bead 30, forming a channel 32 along the length of the body' 10.The U-shaped head 30 has a leg 36 extending to a position very close tothe arcuate surface 18. The concave surface 18 has along the upper edgethereof a recess or depression 40 which provides an olfset portionwithin the channel 32 at the upper edge of the body 10. The end of theleg 36 of the bead 30 extends slightly into the recess 40. 7

An inclined surface or auxiliary surface 42, best shown V distorted andis firmly retained by a tag holder of this inice in Figures 2, 4, and 5,extends from the recess 40 outwardly toward the upper edge of the body10.

A pliable price tag is attached to the body 10 by means of bending theprice tag 50 in a convex manner, as shown in Figure 2, with the upperedge of the price tag 50 disposed within the recess 40 and the loweredge of the price tag 50 disposed within the groove 24. Then the centralportion of the price tag 50 is forced toward the concave surface 18.Thus, the lower edge of the price tag 50 is forced downwardly to thebottom of the groove 24. Also, the upper edge of the price tag 56 isthus forced into the channel 32. The upper portion of the price tag 50firmly engages the leg 36 of the bead 30 as the leg 36 forces a portionof the price tag 50 into the recess 40, as shown in Figures 3 and 4.Thus, the upper portion of the price tag 50 is abruptly bent anddistorted so that the price tag 50 is firmly retained and pinched by thebody 10. Therefore, the price :tag 50 may not'be easily moved along thelength of the body 10.

If the price tag 50 is of sufficient dimension the upper edge of theprice tag'50 engages the inclined surface 42, as shown in Figures 3 and4, so that the upper portion of the tag 50 engages both the leg 36and'the inclined surface 42.

As shown in Figure 5, the tag holder of this invention firmly retains aprice tag even though the price tag 50 does not have sufiicientdimension to extend completely from the groove 24 to the inclinedsurface 42. If the price tag 50 is of sufiicient dimension to extendfrom the groove 24 upwardly to engagement with the bead 30,

as shown in Figures 3, 4, and S, the price tag is abruptly vention. T

Thus, the price tag holder of this invention firmly retains any one ormore of a group of price tags even though all of the price tags are notcut tothe exact same dimension from the lower edge to the upper edgethereof.

The depression 20 in the arcuate surface 18 intermediate the upper andlower edges thereof provides an opening for engaging the rear surface ofthe price tag St} for removal thereof from the body 10 by permitting apersons fingers to pull the price tag outwardly into a con -v vex shape,as shown in Figure 2, and then to disengage the price tag fromtheholder.

Although the preferred embodiment of the device has been described, itwill be understood that within the purview of this invention variouschanges may be made in the form, details, proportion and arrangementofparts,

the combination thereof and mode of operation, which generally statedconsist in a device capable of carrying out the objects set forth, asdisclosed and defined in the.

appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A holder for a price tag comprising an elongate body having anarcuate surface extending the length thereof intermediate the upper andlower edges thereof, a U-- shaped bead along the upper edge of the bodyforming a channel therein,- one leg of the U-shaped bead being attachedto the upper edge of the body and the other leg of the bead beingdirected toward the arcuate surface of the body, the arcuate surfacehaving a recess'therein along the length thereof in alignment with saidother leg of the head, said other leg of the bead extending slightlyinto-said recess, the lower edge of the body having ai groove therein sothat a price tag may be retained by thebody with the lower edge of thetag disposed in the groove and the upper edge of the tag within thechannel formed by the bead, the upper portion of the tag being engagedby said other leg of the head, the portion of the tag en gaged by saidother leg of the bead being bent thereby .into the recess so that theupper portion of the tag is dev pressed and abruptly distorted and thusfirmly retained by the body, the rear surface of said remainder of thetag lying in engagement with the arcuate surface of the elongate body.

2. Aholderforretaining a price tag comprising a body member providedwith an arcuate surface, the body member including abent-over flangealong one edge thereof, the flange being bent toward the arcuatesurface, the arcuate surface having a depression thereinadjacent thebent-over flange, a portion of the flange being within the depression,the bent-over flange bending arcuately in an opposite direction from thedirection of the depression, the opposite edge of the body member havingan abutment surface so that a price tag may be retained by the bodymember with one edge of the price tag in engagement with the abutmentsurface and the other edge thereof between the bent-over flange and thearcuate surface whereby a portionof the tag is bent into the depressionby the bent-over flange thus establishing a gripping effect upon the tagas theportion of the tag which is bent into the depression is abruptlyalfset and bends in the same direction as the remainder of the tag asthe remainder of the tag engages the arcuate surface. a

3. Price tag retaining means of the type having an elongate bodyprovided with an arcuate surface, a groove extending along one edge ofthe body, the combination comprising a bent-over flange forming achannel opposite the edge having the groove, the arcuate surface havinga re cess therein extending the length thereof in alignment with thebent-over flange, the recess'having a depressed surface a portion ofwhich is substantially parallel to the remainder of the arcuate surface,the bent-rover flangeextending to a position slightly within the recessso thata price .tag retained by the body has an edge within the channel,the tag also having a portion bent into the recess by the bent-overflange, thus establishing a gripping effect upon the tag, the portion ofthe tag whichis bent into the recess being substantially parallel to theremainder of the tag. 1

4. A retainer for a price tag of the type provided with a main surface,abutment means along one edge of the main surface, the improvementcomprising a bent-over flange along the opposite edge of the mainsurface, the flange being bent toward said main surface, the mainsurfacehaving a recess therein in alignment with the end of the bent-overflange, the flange extending slightly into the recess, there being anauxiliary surface extending from the recess in a direction opposite,said main surface, the auxiliary surfacebeing substantially paralleltosaid main surface, the retainerbeing adapted to hold aprice tag so thatthe body of the price tag is in engagement with the main surface withone edge of the price tag in. engagement with the abutment means, theopposite 'edgeofthe price tag being in engagement withsaid auxiliarysurface with aportion of the price tag adjacent the auxiliary surfacebeing in engagement with the bent-over flange so that the bent-overflange bends theprice tag toward said recess.

5. A price tag holder of the type provided with elongate body adapted tobe-disposed horizontally and having an arcuate surface intermediate theupper and lower .edges thereof, one of the edges of the body beingprovided with a straight flange forming a groove, the combinationcomprising a bent-over flange integral with the body and opposite thestraight flange, the bent-over flange forming a channel, the arcuatesurface having an-offset recess adjacent the bent-over iflange, aportion ,of: the-surface of the recess being substantially parallel to.said arcuate surface, the bent over flange partially extending into therecess, the holder being adapted to retaina price tagwith one=edge oftheprice tag'within the groove, the otheredge of the-price tagbeingwithin the channel with a portion of the tag being in firmengagement with-the endof the bent-over flange, the price tag having aportion bent into the recess byJthe bent-over flange, said p ortionbeing substantially parallel to the remainder of the price tag, the tagthus being firmly retained by the body.

6. A price tag retainer of the type provided with an elongate bodyhaving a main surface, abutment means along one edge of the mainsurface, the improvement comprising a U-shaped bead along the oppositeedge of the main surface, the main surface having a recess thereinadjacent the bead, there being an inclined surface extending from therecess toward the bead, the inclined surface being substantiallyparallel to a portion of the main surface, the U-shaped bead having aportion extending into the recess so that a price tag may be retained bythe body with an edge of the tag in engagement with the abutment meansand an opposite edge of the tag in engagement with the inclined surface,a portion of the price tag adjacent the last said edge thereof beingbent into the recess by the bead.

7. A holder for retaining a price tag comprising a body member providedwith a main surface, the body member including a bent-over flange alongone edge thereof, the flange being bent toward the main surface, themain surface having a recess therein substantially covered by thebentover flange, the flange extending slightly into the recess,theopposite edge of the body member having abutment means so that aprice tag maybe retained by the body member with one edge of the tag inengagement with the abutment means and the other edge of the tag betweenthe bent-over flange and the main surface, a portion of the tag beingbent into the recess and retained therein by the bent-over flange.

8. A price tag holder of the type provided with a body member having amain surface intermediate the upper and lower edges of the body,abutment means along one edge of the body, the combination comprising abent-over flange along the opposite edge of the body forming a channeltherein, there being a depression in the main surface extending alongthe length thereof, the depression being substantially covered by theflange, the flange extending slightly into the depression, the holderbeing adapted to retain a price tag with one edge of the tag inengagement with the abutment means and the other edge of the tag Withinthe channel and a portion of the price tag being forced into thedepression by the bent-over flange as the price tag is abruptly bent anddistorted by the bent-over flange.

9. A price tag holder of the type provided with an elongate body havingan arcuate surface intermediate the upper and lower edges thereof, oneof the edges of the body being provided with abutment means, thecombination comprising a bent-over flange integral with the body andopposite the abutment means, the bent-over flange forming a channel, thearcuate surface having an offset recess substantially covered by thebent-over flange, the recess having a surface, a portion of which issubstantially parallel to the remainder of the arcuate surface,thebent-bver flange partially extending into the recess so that a pricetag can be retained by the holder with one edge of the price tag inengagement with the abutment means, the other edge of the price tagbeing covered by the flange with, a portion of the tag being infirmengagement with the end of the bent-over flange, whereby a portion ofthe price tag is-bent into the recess by the bent-over flange so thatthetag is firmly retained by the body, the holder retaining a price taghaving any dimension between the upper and lower edges thereof whichpermits one edge of the tag to engage the abutment means and theopposite portion of the tag to engage the bent-over flange so that aportion-of the tag opposite the abutment means is crimped into therecess by the flange.

10. A holder for retaining a price tag comprising a body member providedwith a main surface, the body member including a bent-over flange alongone edge said edge and substantially covered by the bent-over a. At

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,929,468 Bales Oct. 10, 1933 Marsh June 9, 1936 Slavsky May 16, 1950Schuler Sept. 2, 1952 Slavsky June 4, 1957 Heselov Dec. 10, 1957

